Alexandria day trip from Cairo: customize four sites

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Duration12h

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

Choose your own Alexandria: four ancient sites in one day from Cairo

A private day trip from Cairo to Alexandria lets you pick four sites from a curated list—Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, Fort of Qaitbay, the National Museum, Roman Amphitheater, or Royal Jewelry Museum—plus a visit to Saint Mark Cathedral or Abu al-Abbas Mosque and lunch with sea views. Your guide picks you up at 7am from anywhere in Cairo or Giza, speaks English, Spanish, French, German or another language, and returns you to your starting point after the full day.

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Step-by-step itinerary

Private day trip to Alexandria

Pick up from Cairo or Giza
Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Visit Roman Amphitheater
Visit Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Visit Pompey's Pillar
Visit Saint Mark Cathedral or Mosque of Abu al-Abbas
Lunch with fish by Mediterranean Sea
Visit one chosen site (National Museum, Royal Jewelry Museum, or Fort of Qaitbay)
Return to drop off location

The Experience

The pickup starts at 7am from your Cairo or Giza hotel, and the drive to Alexandria takes you north along the Nile Delta. Once you arrive, you'll move through the city on your own schedule, stopping at whichever four sites you chose before the tour began. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, opened in 2002, sits as a modern reincarnation of the ancient library that once anchored classical learning—the complex now holds museums and hosts international performances. The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hold Egyptian and Roman tomb inscriptions carved into chambers discovered by accident in 1900 when a donkey fell through the earth. Pompey's Pillar stands as the largest free-standing Roman column ever raised outside Rome or Constantinople, a single monolith that dominates the skyline. The Roman Amphitheater at Kom el Dekka is the only one of its kind in Egypt, built on a hill of rubble left behind when the Mahmoudeyya Canal was dug in the 19th century.

Between your four chosen sites, you'll also visit Saint Mark Cathedral or Abu al-Abbas Mosque—whichever your guide takes you to is a surprise. Lunch happens at a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean, and the meal is fish. If you have dietary needs, you can request a vegetarian option when you book. Your guide, a private Egyptologist, stays with you the whole time and leaves space for photographs at each stop. The day runs about twelve hours from pickup to drop-off, so you're back in Cairo by evening.

Entry fees to your four chosen sites are included, as is the air-conditioned vehicle and all transport within Alexandria. The guide speaks the language you booked—English, Spanish, French, German, or another option—so there's no translation lag. Drinks during lunch depend on which option you selected at checkout.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from Cairo or Giza.
private air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
private Egyptologist guide in your chosen language.
entry fees to the four sites you select.
lunch with fish at a Mediterranean-view restaurant.
a visit to Saint Mark Cathedral or Abu al-Abbas Mosque.
time for photographs at each stop.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Pharaoh Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to build your own day instead of following a set route—the four-site choice means you're not paying for sites that don't interest you, and the 7am pickup from your hotel removes the need to arrange your own transport to Alexandria.